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Sébastian SEIBT

Flavio Bolsonaro: In the name of the father, sons, and holy ideology

Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro holds a Brazilian flag depicting his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, at a campaign rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, September 28, 2026.
Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro holds a Brazilian flag depicting his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, at a campaign rally in Sao Paulo on September 28, 2026. © Amanda Perobelli, Reuters

The first round of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday pits two well-known names in the political ring: Lula vs. Bolsonaro. But it’s not former president Jair Bolsonaro facing off against the incumbent head of state – it’s his eldest son, Flavio Bolsonaro. He’s less charismatic than his father but just as ideologically radical as the family patriarch.

Will “Son No. 1” become the second president from the Bolsonaro family? Flavio, the eldest of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s five children, is neck-and-neck in the polls with incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as the country heads to the polls Sunday in the first round of the presidential election.

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